CU’s Denver Area Young Alumni

This Friday renews our annual grudge match with our rivals from Nebraska.  Records are meaningless in this match-up as it’s all for pride.   Kickoff is at 1:30 but the party starts well beforehand.

We get things going at 10:00am.  We have the best tailgating spot in the whole area – a top the parking garage in the SW corner.  Look for our large Young Alumni Banner.  We will have everything you need to get you pumped for the game – Cornhole, beer pong & of course the sounds of our very own – DJ Bobby.

The parking garage is on the corner of Colorado & Regent – just North of Coors Event Center.  Parking costs $20 and has ample space or you can park off site and walk over.

No RSVP needed.  Just show up, have fun, and root on you Buffaloes.  CU Friday!

POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER THE NEW YEAR.  Please watch your emails for further details.

“Giving Back” CU Alumni Holiday Cocktail Party

Thursday, December 3, 2009

7:00-10:00pm (21+, Cocktail Attire)

Tickets are $35 and include an Enomatic Wine Card, hors d’oeuvres and entry into a drawing for the gift of your choice.  We will have four wonderful gifts to choose from. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Feldman Alternative Breaks Scholarship.

In the spirit of the season of giving, the CU Young Alumni are hosting our first holiday cocktail party. Come raise a glass with your fellow alums as we sample some fabulous wines, delicious hors d’oeuvres and kickoff our giving to the Casey Feldman Alternative Breaks Scholarship Fund.

We are delighted to host this event at the beautiful Living Room in Denver’s SoCo district. This stylish yet relaxed new venue features exposed brick walls, plush seating and Denver’s first Enomatic wine system, which includes 24 varying wines that can be sampled by the glass or by the ounce with the swipe of a special card. In addition to great music, food and wine, we will have some holiday gifts for our guests. We’ll also be giving away several bottles of wine throughout the evening.

Proceeds from this event will benefit the Feldman Alternative Breaks Scholarship which assists CU undergraduates in funding humanitarian projects during spring and summer breaks. Mark your calendar for Thursday, December 3rd and come help us celebrate the season by giving back to our university so that CU undergrads can give back to the world! This is a great reason to leave the kids with a sitter, rock your cocktail attire and celebrate with your favorite CU people! Alumni of all ages are encouraged to attend and bring friends.

Directions to The Living Room: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1055+Broadway%2C+Denver%2C+CO+80203&hl=en

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Road Trip to the December 10, 2009 CU @ CSU Basketball game
Tip-off at 7:30 pm in the Moby gym in Fort Collins.

Join other Buff Fans and the Denver Buff Club on a Road Trip to Fort Collins to see the CU Men’s basketball team take on our in-state rivals the CSU Rams!

The buses will leave the Blake Street Tavern located at 2401 Blake Street at 6:00pm on Thursday, December 10, 2009.

The price is $25 and will include the bus trip, a game ticket, and a box lunch and drink donated by the Blake Street Tavern.

For our friends who live north and west of the city, we will make a stop to pick you up at 6:15 pm and drop you off at I-25 and Highway 7 at the Village Inn Restaurant – East of I – 25.

The Denver Buff Club is looking to fill 3 buses (maybe more!!) to support the Buffs against the Rams for this once every other year (at their gym) hoops event.

Enthusiasm is building for this year’s basketball team based on Coach Bzdelik’s outreach and many preseason update’s on this 2009/2010 squad.

Sign up early as this trip will be first come, first serve.
Contact Kristen Sorensen with the CU Athletic Department at 303/492-8422 to sign up.

Are you looking for a fun, easy way to get involved with the CU Young Alums and help us to continue to put on great events all year long? We have a great opportunity to do just that! We will, once again this year, be gift wrapping at Borders Books & Music in Aurora as a fund raiser! We’ll need volunteers who are interested in coming out to help. If you’re interested in helping out this year, please contact Jennifer Biggs at jjbiggs1@hotmail.com. Once further details are available, Jennifer will be in touch with dates and times and will coordinate all the details.

Come and show some support for the Buffaloes at Caldonias on Thanksgiving night. We have challenged the alumni of Nebraska to a Car Smash Challenge. For $5, you will get 5 swings on the red side of the car. All funds will go into the CU Young Alumni scholarship fund. Which alumni group can do the most damage? Which alumni group will raise the most money? Caldonias will open at 4p.m. on Thanksgiving night and we will get things going at 6p.m. The Bronco game will be on all the TVs. Thanksgiving food specials and fun for the whole family. A Live Interactive Sports Trivia Challenge will start at 7p.m. with great CU prizes and house cash to the winners.

When: Thursday, November 26th 6:00p.m.
Where: Caldonias – 2252 S. Parker Road Aurora 80231 303-752-3829
What: Alumni Car Smash Challenge

What else you’ll get:
Free parking
Free lift ticket
Free raffle ticket
Free schwag
Young alum giveaways

Sound like the ultimate Warren Miller experience?  Thought so.  Cost: only $35. Done and Done.

Check below for a video trailer! Only 40 seats available, get ‘em now- don’t wait. Purchase your tickets using the buttons below!

CU at Warren Miller!

Event Details
Day: November 12, 2009
Time: Pre-party starts at 7:00, show at 9:00
Location: Paramount Theatre VIP room
http://www.skinet.com/warrenmiller/

PayPal sales for this event are now closed, but if you would still like to purchase tickets, please call Ashley at 303-885-7674.

For more information, please contact Dan at cugolf4@yahoo.com.

Sales for this event are now closed.

Again this year, CU’s Denver Young Alumni will be a sponsor of the Starz Denver Film Festival.  We have chosen to buy a block of tickets to the film Solitary Man with Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, Susan Sarandon and Mary-Louise Parker.  And…Richard Schiff, of West Wing fame, will be in attendance.

Michael Douglas plays a philandering ex-car dealer who’s trying to keep up his front as a smooth-talking man of the world even as he grapples with midlife self-doubt and financial ruin.  This film was directed by Brian Koppelman and David Levien who previously co-wrote both Ocean’s Thirteen and The Girlfriend Experience for Steven Soderbergh.

Tickets are just $15.

There is also a post-film party at Shag Lounge, where other festival talent (Ed Harris, Dixie Carter, Hal Holbrook) are sure to make an appearance.  Tickets are normally $10 at the door, but yours are included in your $15 film ticket!

For more information, or to purchase more than four tickets, please contact Ashley Hyyppa at 303-693-5113 or hyyppa@comcast.net.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN CENTER ICE SHOWDOWN at the Pepsi Center

On Thursday, November 5th CU Varsity Hockey will be having their annual Rocky Mountain Faceoff Game against CSU.  This year, it will be held at the Pepsi Center for the first time ever!  You can attend the game for just $5, but there is an even better deal!  For $20, you can go to the CU/CSU game on November 5 AND attend the Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild game on Wednesday, December 9.  The Avalanche tickets are normally $58.

Order online at www.pepsicenter.com/groups/Avalanche/CUCLUB

1^st Annual CU Community Clean Up

Sunday, November 1^st from 11:00 – 1:00 the Alumni Association, in partnership with the student body & the Hill Alliance, is calling for volunteers to help clean up around campus & the hill.  Lunch will be provided free by Snarf’s, Abo’s, The Sink & Cheba Hut.  For more information check out the homecoming website or contact Bill Shrum at bill.shrum@gmail.com